The future of April 2025 SASSA Older Person Grant and the fate of more than  elderly beneficiaries has never been more uncertain. In an unprecedented turn of events, the South African Social Security Agency is yet to announce anything regarding April 2025 SASSA Older Person Grants. With a mere three weeks to go to the next disbursement, there is nothing official about annual increases or payment dates for April 2025 SASSA Older Person Grants.  

The nation’s pensioners who survive off government old-age grants have never been treated as poorly as they have in 2025 so far. Of course, we’re referring to the SASSA/Postbank card migration disaster that is still playing-out all around the country. At last count, only  out of  affected SASSA beneficiaries have had their cards successfully transferred. And parliament heard from a special committee just this week that making the deadline will be ‘impossible.’

However, the agency confirms that while old cards will stop working in two-weeks’ time, this will not stop April 2025 SASSA Older Person Grants from receiving their disbursements. SASSA and Postbank say beneficiaries simply won’t be able to draw the money as they usually would. Alternative arrangements to withdraw SASSA grants can be made at SA Post Office branches around the country.

Although, this will be of zero comfort to recipients of April 2025 SASSA Older Person Grants who have to travel far, and at great expense, from rural areas. Furthermore, parliament heard this week that more than  SASSA card swaps still need to take place per day if it hopes to meet its own difficult deadline. At last count, the state-run entity was barely able to transact  gold-to-black cards swaps each day.

Nevertheless, perhaps the greatness unknown about April 2025 SASSA Older Person Grants is when they will be paid. And how much the still-unconfirmed annual increases will actually be. The last officially communicated Older Person disbursements took place this week on . 60-to-74-year olds received  and over 75s received . And, in a never-before-seen turn of events, there is no official confirmation about what lies in store for April 2025 SASSA Older Person Grants.

Of course, the outlook for April 2025 SASSA Older Person Grants all depends on Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s upcoming Budget Speech. However, there is still much cause for alarm, after the Cabinet released a statement saying the revised budget was approved by all members of the GNU. Only for DA leader John Steenhuisen to take to social media saying there was infact no agreement as yet on the 2025 budget breakdown.

As a result, anything we say about increases and pay dates for April 2025 SASSA Older Person Grants would be purely speculative. Instead, we’ll focus on what we do know and can share for those hoping to secure a government pension this year:

When you arrive for your April 2025 SASSA Older Person Grants interview, have the following documents ready for a SASSA agent to check over:

Note that the agency does allow a family member or friend to help you with your application. Simply provide them with a letter from your doctor explaining why you cannot attend the application interview personally. Plus, the above documentation must be taken to a police station and certified by a commissioner of oaths.

As we explained earlier, April 2025 SASSA Older Person Grants depend on clients meeting the relevant income and asset limits for social welfare. They are as follows:

If your application is denied, you have  to appeal the decision with the DSD by clicking HERE. Note that, once approved, SASSA does have the right to review your grant status occasionally. However, the agency must give you three-months’ notice in writing beforehand.

Because the agency is terribly overworked assisting Postbank clients, you will have to be patient when contacting them: